The Official 2024 MLB Season Thread
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Understand that I am a Yankees fan.
And while I do think Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter belong in the Hall of Fame, I would tell you that without a doubt...Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter are the two LEAST DESERVING players to be in the Hall of Fame out of all the players in this photo.
It's disgusting that they have the 2 highest vote percentages.
And while I do think Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter belong in the Hall of Fame, I would tell you that without a doubt...Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter are the two LEAST DESERVING players to be in the Hall of Fame out of all the players in this photo.
It's disgusting that they have the 2 highest vote percentages.
Gritsngravy
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This!
How do incentive longevity
Maybe reduce the number of pitchers you can use in one game
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Coli Prophet
PitchERS or pitchES?
Gritsngravy
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Pitchers
Maybe have it were only three or four pitchers have to be pre chosen before the game
That way you make guys who can pitch longer innings more ideal
and what the fuk does that mean? next year still?
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Coli Prophet
But that would just put more stress on a pitchers arm tho. Lets say a guys gettin lit up. He's thrown over 90 pitches and he's only thrown 2 and a third innings.. you're gonna need to empty the bullpen that night.
Gritsngravy
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That’s the risk teams will have to take m, just going to have to hope your other three guys can take over the next 7 innings
Gritsngravy
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Well I guess the hole in that theory is how many pitchers is used in a game now?
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Coli Prophet
You can use your whole bullpen. It's up the the manager on managing the bullpen and keeping arms fresh.
If a pitcher has thrown 90 pitches in less than 3 innings, he's losing 15-0.
It has to be a smart organization that wakes up and says, "maybe it's more important to prioritize keeping these guys in one piece instead of churning through a new staff every three years."
That means reducing max effort pitches except for when needed, particularly later in games. Look for starters to go 6+ innings consistently and let them face lineups a third time. Don't be so quick to pull pitchers when they get in a little bit of trouble in the regular season. Feels like these teams are all managed like a pivotal playoff game instead of a mid-May matchup. Let these guys work through a rough patch.
These teams are always talking pitching and defense, right? Shortstops and center fielders are so overvalued because of their defense. Let pitchers throw to that then. There's a place for contact pitchers. Not everybody can be Gerrit Cole.
It doesn't seem like teams allow pitchers to throw based on the situation either. I definitely remember Verlander starts with Detroit where if he got an early lead, he wasn't throwing his best stuff the rest of the game. If he was spotted an early 6-7 run lead, he'd throw to contact, even if it meant giving up 5 runs just so he could eat up 7+ innings with the lead.
That kinda stuff isn't valued anymore. They always talk large sample sizes for data but they never have context.
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